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This tag is for questions about what is part of a role on a project, for example what the a planner does, what a lead does, etc. This tag can also be applied to questions about methodologies, such as Scrum, where the question involves individual roles in that methodology. In that case, also tag with the specific methodology.

Here is a great example of some great questions that fall under the roles tag:

What are the differences between project leader and project manager

How to Avoid Micro-Managing a Software Development Team?

Roles can be planning, leadership roles, management roles, team-member duties, functional management roles, executive management roles, project sponsor roles, or any other stakeholder involved in a project.

The topic focuses on boundaries of the roles, responsibilities of the roles, and how to effectively deal with issues that arise from unclear boundaries or for roles that may overlap.